This advantage was deemed necessary because of Britain's superior sea skills and technology, and also because Britain would be fighting a defensive war, allowing it to win with fewer forces.

这种优势被认为是必不可少的，因为英国人具有超群的海上技能和技术，并且打的是一场防御战争，使它能以少胜多。

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Defence companies have to cope not only with reduced budgets but with a shift in policy and technology, which will also mean fewer orders for expensive pieces of kit.

防务公司不仅面对来自各国军费削减的压力，而且还面临着来自政策改变与科技变革的挑战。后者同样意味着昂贵的大批量装备采购订单数量将会缩减。

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There are going to be advantages in having less tape or no tape at all over time, updating the technology and having fewer moving parts, but the changes to staffing have been very minor.

减少磁带或者几乎没有磁带，更新技术，并减少活动体是会有好处的，而职位的变化则是很小的。

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But those spots are becoming fewer as technology increasingly takes over from the handwork tradition.

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The hope is that it will allow record labels to focus on managing the editorial content and e-commerce elements of band sites with fewer people and technology requirements than are currently used--particularly as it seeks to build more of these sites.

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